Around the Town

Art

TRIENNIAL 2004, will open November 19 at the SC State Museum. TRIENNIAL will feature 10 upstate artists, 10 midlands artists, and nine Lowcountry artists.

Charity

Home Works of SC is sponsoring a multi–day blitz, Christmas Break, December 27–30. Teens and adults are needed to make repairs to the homes of the elderly and the disadvantaged in the Greater Columbia Area. No skill level is required. A planning meeting is scheduled December 7 at St. Martin’s–in–the–Fields Episcopal Church. Starting at 6:30 pm, pizza and soda will be served. For information or to help, call 781-4536.

Church

First Presbyterian Church continues its Wednesdays at noon lunch service series this week in Jackson Hall at 1324 Marion Street. Lunch begins at 11:45 am, followed by a speaker from 12:25–1 pm. A hot meal is $5 and soup/salad bar is $4. No reservations required.

Handicrafts from artisans in more than 30 developing countries will be on sale at Shandon Presbyterian Church this month. This unique sale is an opportunity to purchase quality crafts at reasonable prices while supporting artisans in third world countries. The two– day event will be November 20, 9 am–2 pm and Sunday, November 21, 9:30 am–1:30 pm.

Education

The Literacy Council will conduct an English as a Second Language Volunteer Tutor Training Workshop , November 20, 9 am–3 pm. Training is held at the Literacy Council offices, 2728 Devine Street. 765-2555

Family Events

Riverbanks Zoo’s the Lights Before Christmas isa dazzling array of more than one million glittering and twinkling lights open to the public November 26–December 30, from 6–9 pm. Tickets are $6 adults, $4.75 children 3–12, children under 3 are free.

The event will not take place on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. 799-8717 ext. 1117

Meetings/Lectures

Capitol City Real Estate Investors presents nationally acclaimed investor, Heather Seitz at an all–day Boot Camp , November 20 from 8:30 am–4 pm. Seitz will reveal her secrets to Getting Started in successful real estate investing. www.screi.com or call Janice Lane at 206-1935.

The department of political science will present a program on Politics and Consumer’s Money at the USC School of Law auditorium November 23. The civic–education program will focus on the importance of the relationship of economics and politics at the national, state, and individual levels. Governor Mark Sanford and US Senator–elect Jim DeMint will deliver the opening remarks. 777-3109

Richland Northeast High School’s Cosmetology Department will hold the year’s second Day of Pampering November 20, 9 am–4 pm in room E203 (upstairs in E building). The event is performed by students in the senior and junior classes and supervised by the instructor. 699-2866

Music

The newly–formed Lake Murray Symphony will hold a concert at Airport High School, 1315 Boston Avenue, near Airport Boulevard in West Columbia November 14 at 3:30 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted. 788-2379

The 55 voices of the Columbia College Choir and the Hi C’s Show Choir will present a concert entitled Songs on November 29, 7:30 pm, in Cottingham Theatre. The concert will include songs of praise, psalms, an echo song, Mary’s song, songs of the spirit, a prairie woman’s song, and Songs Mein Grossmama Sang. The program is free and open to the public . 786-3810.

Theatre

Trustus Professional Theatre presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show December 3–4, 8–11, 15–18, and January 12–16, 19–23, and 26–29. Thursday performances are at 7:30 pm, Friday; Saturday at 8 pm; and Sunday at 3 pm. The box office is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1–6 pm. 254-9732 or e-mail trustus@trustus.org.